Jennifer Bardi

Aronofsky and the Greens

The Center for American Progress in Washington, DC, brought art and politics together Wednesday in hosting an intriguing panel discussion titled, “Noah and the... Read More

Humanism isn’t absolute but we can still ask: How can humanists best comport themselves?

WHEN SEARCHING for the right words to paint some stripe of human behavior, I find it’s so often true that Mark Twain said it... Read More

Officially Quirky: Aside from the Bible, Some State’s Official Symbols Will Surprise You

A bill recently filed in Louisiana would make the Bible that state’s official book. Not any Bible, mind you, but their oldest edition of... Read More

In the Garden of Cosmos

If Cosmos is forbidden fruit, then count me as one of the deflowered. As I wrote last week, I never watched the original Cosmos... Read More

I Was a Cosmos Virgin

Yes, climate change is a humanist issue. It’s also a tough story to sell.

LAST SUMMER in this space I asked, “Isn’t getting people to care about what happens after they die—in a realistic, naturalistic sense—primarily a humanist... Read More

TheHumanist: Hip and Highbrow Humanism for the Modern Freethinker

Anyone who rides a commuter bus or train in the United States is all too familiar with the sight of fellow travelers with their... Read More